Guinea

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Mise à jour des messages clés Mars 2017 Accès globalement typique des ménages aux denrées alimentaires Download the report
  • Les récoltes de céréales, de tubercules et d’oléagineux sont jugées globalement moyennes à bonnes. Toutefois, des baisses de production localisées de riz et de maïs ont été enregistrées dans les préfectures de Siguiri en Haute Guinée et Boffa en Basse Guinée à cause des inondations et des séquences longues de sécheresse en début de campagne.
  • Le mois de mars connaitra aussi des disponibilités de pomme de terre avec des prix révisés à la baisse, grâce à une relative maitrise des champignons qui ont dévasté plusieurs champs l’an passé, et la reprise des activités par les producteurs.
  • Les marchés sont bien approvisionnés dans tout le pays en cette période post-récolte où l’essentiel des ménages disposent des stocks, ce qui améliore la disponibilité alimentaire. Le niveau des prix des céréales (riz notamment) reste relativement stables par rapport celui de l’année dernière et moyen par rapport à la moyenne des cinq dernières années.
  • L’accès économique est rendu possible aux ménages du fait de la relative stabilité des prix du riz local et importé. La disponibilité de nourriture (riz, fonio, maïs, mil/sorgho, manioc séché etc.) au niveau des ménages favorise la diversification alimentaire et leur met à l’abri de la dépendance vis-à-vis de l’extérieur au moins jusqu’au la période de soudure qui commence en juin/juillet.
 Read the full analysis Key Message Update March 2017 Household access to food remains good Download the report
  • Cereal, tuber and oilseed harvests are considered to be generally average to above-average. However, localized reductions in the production of rice and maize were recorded in the prefectures of Siguiri in Upper Guinea and Boffa in Lower Guinea due to dry spells at the beginning of the season and flooding in some areas.
  • The month of March also saw the increased availability of potatoes with a resulting decrease in purchase prices due to the relative control of the fungus outbreak that devastated several fields last year, as well as the resumption of cropping activities by producers.
  • Markets are well stocked throughout the country in the post-harvest period, and most households have good staple food stocks, which has improved food availability. The price of staple cereals (rice in particular) remains relatively stable compared to last year and in line with the five-year average.
  • Food access for households is assured by the relative stability of prices for local and imported rice. The availability of food (rice, fonio, maize, millet / sorghum, dried cassava etc.) at the household level promotes a good diversity of diet, reducing reliance on purchase for many until the lean season beginning in June/July.
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